Senior Assessment Coordinator
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Job description
Full Time, Fixed Term till 02 May 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive and self-motivated individual to work within the SEND Assessment, Planning and Review Team as a Senior Assessment Coordinator
As a Senior Assessment coordinator, you will provide individual professional supervision and ongoing support and advice to the Assessment Coordinators to ensure the coordination of the statutory Education, Health, and Care Needs Assessment process.
You will champion close working with families and young people with special educational needs to ensure they are at the centre of the process at all times.
The Senior Assessment Coordinator will undertake joint working of cases with team members, where these are more complex. You will have responsibility for liaising with young people (up to 25 years of age), families of children with SEND, education provisions and other Local Area professionals; to ensure a holistic approach is taken at all times to meet the needs of those with SEND.
Please see job description for full description of accountabilities.
Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you'll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
It is Bristol City Council's practice to request references for candidates that have been offered a job. However, if you are applying for a job that requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check then we will request your references once you have been invited to an interview.
For permanent Bristol City Council employees, this post will be a secondment.
For employees who are currently on a fixed term contract with Bristol City Council, the secondment must not extend beyond the end of the fixed term period to ensure there is a substantive post to return to.
If you are currently a casual worker or a member of an employment agency (currently working with Bristol City Council) this post will be a fixed term contract.
We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.
For any additional information please e-mail: [email protected]
Interview will take place on 09 and 10 October 2024
At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.